3 Ways to Embrace the Cold

 

 

                                                      Reading, Resting and Knitting

We haven't felt inclined to venture out much over the weekend.  After taking a tumble at work on an icy piece of ground and hurting my left knee; bruising and swelling (not just to my knee but to my ego too) it's been far nicer to stay warm, cosy and safe in the house.  Much nicer to look at the snow from the comfort of my sofa whilst cupping a warm drink in my hand.   This has also given me plenty of time for resting and reading over the past few days, but I'm determined that I should make more time for crafting. So in between reading and resting,  I've decided to stash bust those odds and ends of wool from previous projects. You know,  the ones that are too small to make a project on their own but added together they should or could  make something quite spectacular, such as the  Manic Panic Cowl. 

When I have ventured out into the snowy winter wonderland, I have been  going between my Norie hat and Tears of Bronze.  Both patterns are available from Ravelry.

Decision Time!

Thank you, everyone, for taking part in my poll. I've decided -well I think I was always going to make it, if not now, then in the very near future. I've decided to go for Norie.  I've had my eye on the pattern for a long time, but  I've had the perfect yarn for longer.  I loved looking at the skein, squishing it, stroking it but just couldn't bring myself to wind it into a cake, just felt too final-that if I wound it into a cake too soon I would have to use it, and it would probably be used for the wrong pattern.  Don't get me wrong I love winding a skein into a cake but it has to be when the design feels right-strange I know- and this one certainly does, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.


The yarn I'm using is by Jon Dunn it's called Gun Metal and is a Merino/Cashmere/Nylon mix. It's beautiful and soft.  I'm not usually into knitting with grey, I prefer bright colours, like reds and purples but this just feels so right.

I can see myself wearing this hat a lot when it's finished.

It's soooo cute. I just love the Cats Paw pattern, close up they really do look like Cats Paws-sweet!  The pattern is so well written,  I can actually see myself finishing the hat today (which is quite embarrassing, as I only cast it on this morning)  as I'm enjoying it so much.

Anyway!  Did I tell you I ordered more yarn! This time it was too big to be shoved through the letterbox.  I don't know why I bought it, I really don't have a project in mind,  I just sort of had to have it.  It wasn't at all expensive, I bought it on eBay from this seller Kingcraig Fabrics  

I bought 2 of each in Verde, Pistachio and Navy.  The yarn -  100g balls of Merino/Angora mix at £3 each.  I think that really is a bargain!  I don't have a clue what I'm going to make with them, even though they have been wound into cakes already,  I bought them like that, honest.  And do you know what, I may even order some more, at that price I would be stupid not to =D.

Undecided!

Please help me decide what I should make next.  I have an awful case of startitis i.e. I want to start all of them. However I'm putting my foot down and I'm only allowed to cast on one. See directions on how to vote below:

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